$550 ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $550
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Clifton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Clifton Hill
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Extremely high housing costs set Clifton Hill apart from most similar areas. The typical weekly rent is $550 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $2,700, both of which are well above the national figures.
$550
▲ +41.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clifton Hill — higher than 96% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living here is expensive, with typical weekly rents and monthly mortgage payments well above the state and national averages. For nearly 44% of homeowners, the monthly mortgage payment is $3,000 or more.
$2,700 ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,383
- 2021: $2,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Clifton Hill, the largest group is $550–$749 at 33%, followed by $350–$549 (27%) and $750 or more (18%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Clifton Hill, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 47%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in most other areas, with 39.2% of households renting. This is well above the national figure of 30.6%, while those who own their home outright are a little below the national average at 29.2%.
39.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.2% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Clifton Hill, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Owned outright (29%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Townhouses and semi-detached homes make up over half of the housing stock, which helps explain why separate houses are far less common than in the rest of Victoria. With only 23.8% of homes being separate houses, the area has a little more than 0.9 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
23.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
51.1% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Clifton Hill, Townhouse / semi-detached is the majority at 51%; Flat or apartment is next at 25%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Clifton Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (39%) and 3 bedrooms (39%), with 4 bedrooms at 11%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Clifton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20574/clifton-hill/topic/housing-dwellings